Word Magnets


Word Magnets allows you to create a list of words that can then be moved around the screen for sorting or ordering.

1. Go to http://www.triptico.co.uk/resources/wordMagnets/WordMagnets.html and click on "next" in the bottom right of the screen.
2. Type or paste the words into the box.
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3. Click on "next" in bottom right corner.
4. Choose a background (eg. table, venn diagram, blank, 2 columns, etc.) and click on "Done".
5. Your words will now appear, scrambled, on your chosen background, ready to be dragged around.
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6. Add more words, delete words, or change their colours by using the tools at the top.
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7. You can't save the page, but you can screenshot it (see here for instructions).


Ideas for Classroom Use:
  • Sentence work - reconstruct the sentence, add punctuation, extend sentences, etc
  • Colour code the parts of the sentence (noun, adjective, etc)
  • Sorting activities
  • Brainstorming activities which can then be graphed
  • Alphabetical order
  • Maths number ordering

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